newark today

"The difference between REVITALIZATION and GENTRIFICATION is EDUCATION."- Dr. Robert Gregory, Assistant Superintendant Newark Public Schools

Newark Today: Employment and Economic Opportunities in Newark

Opportunities for Eagle Newark students

Partnerships

THE AUDIBLE.COM STORY

At a recent Newark Public School Professional Development session a NPS administrator shared this story.

​"Recently Audible.com developed a partnership with NPS and the City of Newark to hire Newark residents to work at Audible. There were 3000 openings. Jobs were entry level positions, did not require a college diploma, and started at between $60,000 and $80,000 per year.

Short story, at the conclusion of this initiative 2 Newark residents qualified for the positions and were successfully hired.

WHY?

THE FACTS​People of color make up 72% of the city but only hold 39.6% of the jobs

60% of the people employed in Newark are white

31% Black

20% Latino

​Only 18% of Newark Residents actually work in the city of Newark

Average unemployment is 8.8%- 70% higher than the national average(5.3), 60% higher than NJ (5.6)

Newark Residents employed in the city are concentrated in lower paying jobs- in comparison to non-Newark Residents they hold 26% of jobs paying less than 15K and 28% of the jobs paying between 15-40K

Newark residents only hold 10% of the jobs paying more than 40K annually

69% of Newark residents make 40K or less a year. Most are living below the poverty line

​42% of Newark children live below the poverty line

1-3 Newark residents live below the poverty line (95% living in poverty do not have full time jobs)

Only 31% of the jobs in Newark require a 4 year degree but 65% require education or training beyond high school –